With a few "swish" sounds, several sharp arrows flew past Li Rui's helmet. He could even feel the cool swish feeling of the wind brought by the arrows, blowing on his hair...
"Swipe..." Li Rui was immediately startled and broke out in white hair.
If he hadn't lowered his head quickly, an arrow would have been lodged in his eye socket...
Thief Wangba, grandpa didn’t shoot you, but you shot grandpa first?
Li Rui suddenly felt a trace of anger in his chest. He pulled the reins of his horse fiercely and the horse made a sharp turn, turning around and heading north.
Looking again at this time, Zhao Yuan and his bodyguards were chasing behind, while Li Rui was running in front.
Seeing that the white knight had dodged the arrow, Zhao Yuan glared at the soldier and shouted coldly: "Shoot again!"
Several more mounted guards came over, nocked their bows and arrows, and shot out.
Five or six arrows were shot at Li Rui's back, as if they were being struck with a hammer. There was a loud ding-ding-dong-dong sound, and most of them were bounced away. A few of them were stuck on the vest.
The two sides were seven or eight feet apart, and the power of the riding bow was slightly less, so it did not cause any harm to the man and the horse.
Li Rui just felt so angry and panicked.
In Lang Jun's words, if the tiger doesn't show off its power, do you think your grandfather is a sick cat?
He was not in a hurry to fight back, so he picked up the copper whistle and blew it three times in a row. The sound was quick and short.
Regardless of whether it was the Xiongnu or the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, the cavalry mostly used horns in addition to flags and drums to convey orders. This was the first time that Zhao Yuan saw someone using a whistle.
He didn't know what the three short whistles meant, but he had a vague intuition.
Sure enough, when they heard Li Rui's whistle, the white knights scattered dozens of feet or even a mile or two away all urged their horses to gather together.
Zhao Yuan was shocked: These white knights want to fight back?
Li Chengzhi doesn't even have an official status. The soldiers under his command are at best righteous soldiers and at worst, they are scattered civilians. How dare they attack the official cavalry?
Just as he was suspicious, he saw that although the white cavalry had gathered, they did not attack, but gathered around the white-armored soldier holding the green flag, and continued to gallop north. Zhao Yuan felt relieved again.
Just by looking at their riding skills, we can tell that the combat prowess of these white knights is not inferior to that of his personal guards, and they must be the elites under Li Chengzhi's command.
But what about the elite?
Just a bunch of untouchables...
If you fly the letter flag yourself, it is equivalent to an official driving. Even if they have ten courages, they would not dare to collide...
Thinking of this, Zhao Yuan swung the riding whip in his hand faster, and imagined in his heart that if he captured this white cavalry and escorted him to Li Chengzhi's formation, wouldn't it be the best way to disarm him?
I was feeling proud when I suddenly heard the guard behind me exclaim: "Captain, be careful..."
Zhao Yuan was startled and instinctively raised his head, seeing several white knights twisting their bodies and drawing their bows towards the back.
He shouted urgently: "How dare you..."
Do you think grandpa dares?
Li Rui sneered and shouted while pulling the string: "Shoot the horse!"
Just after hearing a few bow sounds of "tie, tie, tie", three or four horses were hit by arrows. Then there was a burst of "thunder and thunder", and one of them fell headfirst to the ground, and the knight on the horse was thrown two or three feet away.
Far away, the screams were sharp and sharp, and it was clear that he had broken his leg.
Zhao Yuan's horse was the best and he charged the fastest, but he had both men and horses, so his arrows were all deflected.
But he was still so angry that he was shaking all over, as if he had been greatly insulted. His eyes were instantly bloodshot, and his face was as red as pig liver.
I really ate the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard...
"Kill!"
Zhao Yuan was completely aroused. With a sharp roar, he took off his lance and poked the horse's buttocks with the lance.
The war horse seemed to be going crazy under the pain, and its speed more than doubled.
"Captain..." the guard behind him shouted urgently, whipping the horse with all his strength.
But the pursuit got farther and farther, and within a minute, Zhao Yuan ran out more than ten feet...
Li Rui is angrier than Zhao Yuan.
Apart from the one sent back to report the news, there were still nineteen of the two Shitang cavalry. After he ordered to fire their bows, only five or six obeyed the order and fired their bows.
Except for one Taoist soldier under Zhang Xingyi, the rest were members of the Li clan. Not to mention shooting arrows at the soldiers, they didn't even dare to draw their bows.
He shouted sternly: "Why don't you draw your bow?"
Another person opened his mouth cowardly and pointed back at the flag.
The flag is about one foot long, with five characters fluttering in the wind: Zhao Pingjun Wei Zhao!
The voice was too low, and Li Rui couldn't hear what he was saying, but he could guess from his expression that he should be saying: That's an official...
What the hell are you talking about?
Have you forgotten how Lang Jun gave Tang Qi the military order before he went on the expedition?
Once a battle breaks out, anyone who spies the enemy, regardless of their identity, will be killed...
Not to mention that these thieves clearly want to rush into the battle!
Knowing that the two armies were fighting fiercely, this group of people still dared to rush straight towards their own army's formation, so they were not afraid of disrupting the formation and causing a rout?
Which family's officers would be so arrogant and reckless?
He also leads the army and the county captain, so he is just pretending to be a bandit, right?
Besides, I asked you to shoot horses...
Li Rui was shocked and angry when he saw that a group of subordinates who usually obeyed him only dared to disobey military orders after seeing an official flag without even knowing whether they were really officials.
Then he saw the cavalryman wearing fish scale armor chasing him closer and closer, which made him even more angry.
This man was followed by two teams of at least thirty riders. However, with only five or six tribesmen who obeyed his orders, they couldn't stop him at all.
As for the other dozen or so Tangqi from Chao Na, Li Rui no longer dared to count on them.
But we are getting closer and closer to the battle formation. If this group of people is really allowed to rush into the formation, it may lead to a rout of our own side.
Even if you can't stop it, you have to stop it. The worst is to risk your life...
Thinking of this, Li Rui gritted his teeth, hung the bow on his neck, and roared again: "An Dao soldiers, Li Zhu, please report to Langjun urgently, there are thirty enemy cavalry, intending to charge into the formation..."
Before the roar could subside, Li Rui quickly hung the horse's reins on his waist, then put his hands on the saddle fiercely, as if he was juggling, and actually turned half a circle sideways on the galloping horse.
It becomes the horse's head with its back facing the horse's buttocks.
The dozen riders nearby were all stunned.
Everyone knows that brothers Li Rui and Li Cong are good at riding, but they didn’t expect to be so good?
Zhao Yuan, who was following closely a few feet away, was also shocked and stunned.
Having fought so many battles with the Qiang and Hu, it’s not like he has never seen someone with good riding skills.
Most horse thieves will hide under the horse's belly to avoid bows and arrows, and some can even roll around the horse's belly to get back on the horse's back.
But I’ve never seen this kind of thing riding backwards?
After being stunned for two breaths, Zhao Yuan's expression suddenly changed and he lowered his head suddenly...
"Let you chase?"
Cursing, Li Rui quickly took off his bow and fired three arrows in the blink of an eye. The arrows never left Zhao Yuan's door.
When he was extremely angry, his arrows were all aimed at killing Zhao Yuan.
Unfortunately, Zhao Yuan was wearing full armor, but as soon as he lowered his head, all three arrows hit his helmet.
But how could Li Rui give up? He fired three more arrows at the unarmored horse's legs, and none of them missed?
As if it had been broken by a collision, the front hooves of the war horse gave way, and it fell to the ground sideways.
Zhao Yuan didn't even have time to take off his pedals. He fell down with the horse and was carried another five to six meters.
"Dog thief..." Zhao Yuan roared angrily, not knowing whether his leg was crushed or broken.
Why didn't you throw him to death?
Not only was he not dead, but he didn't seem to be injured much. He patted the horse's back hard, trying to pull his legs out from under the horse.
Looking at that anxious and hateful look, when I stand up, I will probably change horses and catch up again...
Li Rui's eyes turned cold and his body leaned forward fiercely.
The reins hanging on the armor belt suddenly tightened, and the war horse's head was pulled straight up, and it began to slow down involuntarily.
After running only two or three feet, the war horse almost stopped its hooves. There was only a "chun" sound, a bright light flashed by, and Li Rui's figure disappeared from the horse's back.
The Tangqi next to him looked sideways and saw that Li Rui had already cut off the reins, rolled and jumped off the horse, and then counterattacked with his sword and rushed towards Zhao Yuan.
Whether it was the bodyguards or Tangqi who were chasing after them, their expressions all changed drastically.
"How dare a dog thief?"
"Master Li Tang?"
No matter how fast a man is, he can't be faster than a horse. The distance of more than ten feet is almost reached. The leading cavalry guard roars loudly and urges the horse to hit Li Rui. The lance in his hand pierces Li Rui's face.
"Come on, come on..." Li Rui yelled nervously and rushed forward without dodging.
But he was still about half a foot away from the tip of the lance. He squatted down suddenly, rolled to the side like a monkey, and actually dodged the lance.
When the second cavalry guard came after him, Li Rui had already rushed to Zhao Yuan's side.
He smiled ferociously, stepped on Zhao Yuan's face, opened the gap between the helmet and the hood, held the knife in both hands, and thrust the tip of the knife in...
It’s over, I’m going to die...
Feeling the coolness on the tip of the knife, Zhao Yuan felt a biting coldness, his body seemed to be frozen, and he did not dare to move.
Then my crotch felt hot...
Incontinent?
I, Zhao Yuan, was so frightened that I peed my pants after Zhao Chongguo arrived at Yingping?
A surge of overwhelming anger surged into his heart. Zhao Yuan was so ashamed and resentful that his voice was as hoarse as sand: "Thief, I will cut you into pieces..."
"Bah...come on..."
Li Rui spat a mouthful of thick phlegm into Zhao Yuan's face, then laughed wildly, raised his neck and shouted at the rushing guards: "Come on, stab Grandpa in the neck and see who dies faster..."
Both the bodyguards and the Tang riders were all shocked, their faces turned pale, and the hairs all over their bodies stood on end.